Donny the punk
Donny the Punk or Stephen Donaldson , actually Robert A. Martin, Jr. (born July 27, 1946 in Norfolk , Virginia , † July 18, 1996 in New York ) was an American activist for prisoner rights. He was the founder of the Stop Prisoner Rape organization and a respected figure in the punk and anti-racist skinhead movement in the United States.
Stephen Donaldson was born in the United States. He participated in the protest against the Vietnam War in part and was at a Quaker - peace demonstration in 1973 in front of the White House arrested. In contrast to other demonstration participants, he refused to pay the $ 10 fine on principle.
He was then locked in a section of the prison containing violent criminals and raped anally and orally dozens of times over the next 24 hours . After being admitted to a hospital, he called a press conference and made the rapes public. He was the first activist to raise awareness of the issue of male rape in the United States.
As a result of these first experiences, he had severe psychological problems and was often sent back to prisons. The word punk in his name originally comes from the colloquial language of the inmates, where it denotes a prisoner who exchanges sex with another prisoner for protection. "Donny the Punk" became Stephen Donaldson's new identity, which he had written on his shirts and belt buckles.
He was also to be found at many punk music concerts, wrote articles and interviews for many fanzines, and performed as a spoken word artist.
From 1988 until his death, Stephen Donaldson was president of the organization "Stop Prisoner Rape", which campaigns for the prevention of rape in prisons and helps victims deal with the psychological and physical consequences. He died in July 1996 at the age of 49 of complications from AIDS .
In 1997 the Rotterdam-based hardcore techno DJ and producer Paul Elstak, along with the punk band Teenage Warning Stephen Donaldson and the Dutch musician Peter Slaghuis, dedicated the publication Brohymn , which is a cover of the song Bro Hymn by the punk band Pennywise .
Web links
- Stop Prisoner Rape (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephen Donaldson, executive director, Stop Prisoner Rape. ACLU , March 20, 1996, accessed July 14, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Donny the punk |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Donaldson, Stephen (another pseudonym); Martin, Robert A. Jr. (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American prisoner rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Norfolk (Virginia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 1996 |
| Place of death | New York City |